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2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate

CAS 26403-58-7

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

77210-89-0 · 139642-59-4 · 1637456-67-7 · 818-61-1

2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-Hydroxyethyl prop-2-enoate · 2-(acryloyloxy)ethanol · 2-Hydroxyethyl 2-propenoate · 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA) · 2-Hydroxyethyl ester propenoic acid · 2-Hydroxyethylacrylat

Show all 22 names

2-Hydroxyethylester kyseliny akrylove · 2-PROPANOIC acid, 2-HYDROXYETHYL ester · 2-hydroxyethyl 2-propenoic acid ester, sum of two peaks · 2-hydroxyethylacrylate · 2-propenoic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester · Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl ester · Bisomer 2HEA · CAS-818-61-1 · Ethylene glycol monoacrylate · acrylate Ethylene glycol · Hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2- · Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA) · beta-Hydroxyethyl acrylate · hydroxy ethyl acrylate · hydroxyethyl acrylate · β-Hydroxyethyl acrylate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former.

  • Film forming
  • Film former
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
    • 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 34 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, uv acrylic layer, uv coating component.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 34 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, uv acrylic layer, uv coating component.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for 2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated june 9, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

34

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsRaw materialsPersonal care

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include 2-HYDROXYETHYL acrylate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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